Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Asian Salmon Fried Rice

Yesterday evening I was pretty busy, so just needed something nice and quick for dinner. This week I'm making an effort to make dinners that produce tasty left-overs that I can bring to work for lunch the next day. Today's recipe is a really simple Asian Salmon Fried Rice. This dish heats up really well next day, is quick, easy and very tasty. I love Salmon, I think it's very versatile and there is so much you can do with it. I picked these Salmon darnes up from my local SuperValu for €3, which makes this a great value meal. If you have any questions, leave me a comment!

Asian Salmon Fried RiceServes 2 people (with 1 lunch left over)Ingredients2 darnes of salmon2 bags of 'boil in the bag' rice4 cloves of garlic1 onion5 tablespoons of soya sauce3 tablespoons of oyster sauceParsley to garnishMethod1. Place the rice in a pot, bring to the boil and simmer for 16-18 minutes.2. Meanwhile, place the chopped onions in a frying pan with a little extra virgin olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and fry until softened. Next add in the mushrooms and garlic.3.Add the salmon (cut into chunks). Season again with salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes.4. Add the soya sauce and oyster sauce and cook for a further 5 minutes, tossing continuously to ensure all of the salmon pieces are cooked through.5. At this stage the rice will be cooked, add the rice into the fish mixture and bring the ingredients together. If the mixture looks like it needs more sauce add more soya and oyster sauce (as much as you need). 6. Continue to toss the rice for five minutes before dividing the contents of the wok into bowls and garnishing with parsley.

E-D's Notes- I definitely feel this dish is one that tastes a lot better than it looks. I got the thumbs up from Molly and really enjoyed this dish for lunch today. Finding dinners that taste just as good at lunch the next day is very important!- If you have any other seafood lying around like a few mussels or prawns they would also be delicious tossed into this fried rice.- I'm delighted with my mini-herb garden this week (pictured above) thanks to the fantastic range of herbs my Mom grows at home. I got scissors happy at the weekend, and excited to to have fresh herbs for the week!

Yeah it's so annoying that they have it turned on as standard, someone had to point it out to me when I started blogging too.. I've been thinking about this dish ever since I saw this post first haha, I really need to make it soon and report back :P